®Planning appeal decision
Washeteria, 98 Sudbury Avenue, Wembley, HA0 3BG
Planning appeal 3362405 at Washeteria, 98 Sudbury Avenue, Wembley, HA0 3BG (London Borough of Brent) was dismissed on 16 July 2025 by Inspector Skelly C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether prior approval should be granted with regard to contamination risk.
for change of use of launderette to a self-contained flat (Use Class C3) with associated alteration to shopfront
- Authority
- London Borough of Brent
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Skelly C
- Postcode
- HA0 3BG
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether prior approval should be granted with regard to contamination risk
- Whether it would be undesirable for the building to change to a dwellinghouse, having regard to the provision of laundrette services and whether there is a reasonable prospect of the building being used to provide that service
What decided it
The appellant failed to provide sufficient information to satisfy either the contamination risk condition or the laundrette services condition required for prior approval under Class M of the GPDO.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy BE6 of the Brent Local Plan 2019-2041 (2022)
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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